August 20, 2011 5th AnnualThe 5th annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival takes place on the sidewalks of Maine Street and on the adjacent town Mall on August 20 from 9-5. Thousands of visitors will take advantage of the sunshine and the wonderful atmosphere on this special day in town. Beginning with only 39 artists, the event has expanded in scope every year and has had a greater audience, each year.

Designed to celebrate and foster an appreciation of the arts and to showcase Brunswick as a wonderful cultural destination, there are more than 90 juried artists and artisans featuring painting, sculpture, mixed media, graphics and drawing, photography and fine crafts.

The Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART), an adoption center and shelter for cats and kittens located in Cumberland on the corner of Rt. 100 and Range Rd., has announced a fundraising event, The Harbor Cruise for HART. The cruise will be aboard the Casco Bay Lines Bay Mist on Saturday, September 10th from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. “The Harbor Cruise for HART will be a fun event with great music, door prizes, and a cash bar. HART is looking for fun, new ways to raise money for the all-volunteer, no-kill cat shelter. What could be better than spending a fun evening out on beautiful Casco Bay with friends, while at the same time helping the cats and kittens that HART takes such good care of? ” said Marcia Carr, volunteer. Information can be found at www.hartofme.com.

FREE REFRESHMENTS AND TOURS OF THE MUSEUM - WIN A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP TO THE FALMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

A DAY OF FUN AND LEARNING FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS

This saturday, June 11, the Falmouth Historical Society will be opening its museum at 60 Woods Road in Falmouth for the 2011 season. The opening program is focused on Sustainable Living (reducing our use of the earth’s natural resources) and will include a fun filled and learning experience day of sheep shearing, Alpaca petting, wool spinning, herb gardening and special displays of 1800’s cooking utensils, period glassware and Baker’s Chocolate memorabilia. Baked goods and herb plants will also be for sale. Visit the gift shop for history books, cook books, maps, coverlets and other Falmouth items.

DIANA LOGAN, CERTIFIED, PROFESSIONAL TRAINER, WILL TEACH FUN, NEW TRICKS FOR GREAT DOG TRAINING

What: Planet Dog's popular Yappy Hour will feature Diana Logan, a certified pet dog trainer (CPDT) from Maine with over 30 years experience working with animals. Diana embraces modern, positive-reinforcement methods to help new pups get started in the right direction and to help older pups change bad habits.

When: Thursday, May 26th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.

Where: The Planet Dog Company Store located at 211 Marginal Way in Portland.

How: This is a free event for dog lovers and their canine companions. However, donations for the Planet Dog Foundation (PDF), Planet Dog's non-profit grant-making organization, are gladly accepted.

Who: Planet Dog is a Portland-based designer, developer and retailer of award-winning and socially responsible products for dogs. Plane

Volunteers scoured the Eastern Promenade Saturday for April Stools Day. They stuffed dozens of large trash bags with cast-off food containers, paper, bottles and of course pet poop.

Saturday’s cleanup was sponsored by Friends of the Eastern Promenade and Fetch Pet Supply. This year marked the 19th April Stools Day. The event was started by Diane Davison, Munjoy Hill resident and president of Friends of the Eastern Promenade long before the majority of dog owners carried bags and picked up after their pets.

"The early years were truly disgusting and we collected primarily dog waste,” Davison said.